...… Read More AT&T targets 75% NFV, SDN control of network by 2020 Software is set to become a bigger focus for AT&T, with the telecom operator stating plans to virtualize and control more than 75% of its network using sof...

...se bandwidth speeds of more than a gigabit per second to test multiple enterprise proof of concept use cases. AT&T said these will include internet access, VPN, Unified Communications applications and 4K video streams. W...

...the only solution is to make available spectrum in a different band. 4G LTE has some inherent advantages over 3G mobile communications, which makes it suitable for connectivity for enterprises. 4G LTE has higher bandwidt...

...equency bands from 40 GHz to 100 GHz. This suggests that initial "5G" roll-outs will actually be like initial 3G and 4G roll-outs – based on the most basic interpretation of the architecture, and coming nowhere near the ...

...S-3 spectrum, with the former handing over nearly $18.2 billion in winning bids and the latter $10.4 billion. AT&T said it plans to begin tapping into the spectrum in 2017, with Verizon Wireless still mum on its plans. T...

... earnings call that, "The type of work we are seeing continues to be primarily around the refarming of 2G and 3G spectrum to LTE, as well as AWS 1 and 700 MHz deployments," but that other areas like 5G technology should ...

... technology into partnership with Cisco and the world’s largest residential W-CDMA small-cell deployment with AT&T. Now leading Ip.access’ next-generation technology vision, he has been behind its LTE small cell success ...

...e 3G and LTE networks are typically. That’s important because, for the most part, users are only using either 3G or LTE, with the preference being on LTE right now. Small cells are likely all around your city, they are t...

...ng aim at AT&T in adding, “notably, reform is supported by the nation’s leading wireless carriers, save one.” AT&T has said “the facts show that competition in the BDS market is thriving,” according to Caroline Van Wie, ...

...nced in April this year. U.S. telco AT&T had acquired Mexican operators Iusacell and Nextel Mexico last year, AT&T Mexico had initially launched 4G services in six cities in October 2015. New cities covered by AT&T’s 4G ...

... 5G program – most of these are the usual suspect vendors (Huawei, Nokia, Ericsson, Qualcomm and Samsung) but AT&T has also signed up. The plan is to deploy a transcontinental pre-5G network incorporating many of the key...

...G LTE network also supports 3G devices and 2G, which came out in the 1990s. 2G was the first digital network, 3G was the first broadband network and 4G made the first use of multiple smart antennas on transmitters and re...

...ignaling a strong intent to turn off their older 2G and 3G networks. In the US, for example, both Verizon and AT&T have plans to turn off their 2G networks (in 2019 and 2017, respectively), and we've been hearing similar...

...ignaling a strong intent to turn off their older 2G and 3G networks. In the US, for example, both Verizon and AT&T have plans to turn off their 2G networks (in 2019 and 2017, respectively), and we've been hearing similar...

...licon for 5G is going to be even more complex, he noted. 3G and 4G aren't going away soon. The combination of 3G, 4G and 5G -- which itself is likely to be a combination of different radio technologies for different geog...

..., but before it gets to white boxes, it is examining a specific performance characteristic at the chip level. AT&T and Intel are exploring how to optimize Intel's Broadwell multi-core processors for packet processing. Ca...

..., said the carrier plans to virtualize 30% of its network functions by the end of the year. He also discussed AT&T’s five-year plan for its spectrum holdings. AT&T was an early mover on network functions virtualization a...

... 4G is just starting to take off, the ability for a content provider to offer LTE-level experiences on 2G and 3G connections is, well, money. The second benefit is offline viewing. Consumers have been asking for this for...

...ks for AT&T and supports LTE (though it is a bit pricey), or you can get one that supports Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, Sprint, Cricket, and many others, but you won’t get LTE support. Of course, since you likely have Wi-Fi ...

...rancisco, but with bigger players such as Verizon and AT&T in the mix, they'll be much more widely available. AT&T, for instance, has talked to me about potentially using 5G to replace its old DSL offerings, letting the ...

...Analysis vice president Peter Jarich thinks could be the difference maker. "This isn't new. It was there with 3G and it's there with LTE. What's the difference? Well now we have someone who's pushing it. Verizon is going...

...r in the marketplace today funding this is Verizon. It used to be just Verizon and AT&T.” Crotty is confident AT&T will return to the in-building market, and in the meantime his company is successfully bringing AT&T onto...

...around the offering. The latest unlimited data plan from AT&T is eligible only to those who also subscribe to AT&T's video offering either through satellite (DirecTV) or terrestrial (U-verse) links. The unlimited wireles...